Teaching Awards 1997: The School of MedicineFrom the office of Dr. William N. Kelley, Dean of the School of Medicine, here is this year's list of honorees for outstanding teaching in various settings, both classroom and clinical, with a few words excerpted from the nominations that led to their selection. PennMed Teaching Awards winners are recognized at the School Commencement.
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The Leonard Berwick Memorial Teaching Award: This award honors a younger faculty member "who in his or her teaching fuses basic science and clinical medicine." The 1997 recipient is Horace M. DeLisser, M.D., assistant professor of medicine in the Pulmonary and Critical Care division at HUP who "teaches enthusiastically and effectively in any setting, but his exceptional strength is at the medical student level teaching pulmonary pathophysiology and medical ethics. His modest, unassuming, unpretentious manner deflects interest away from himself toward his subject matter." Dr. DeLisser also "consistently volunteered his time to conduct review sessions...and has been a most inspiring role model for us to emulate."
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The Blockley-Osler Award: Created in 1987 by the Blockley Section of the Philadelphia College of Physicians, this award is given annually to a member of the faculty at an affiliated hospital for excellence in teaching modern clinical medicine at the bedside in the tradition of Dr. William Osler and others who taught at Philadelphia General Hospital. The 1997 recipient of the Blockley-Osler Award is E. Cabrina Campbell, M.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the VAMC. "In the short time that she has been an attending on the V.A. Psychiatry Service, Dr. Campbell has emerged as one of the most gifted and inspiring teachers in our department," says a fellow faculty member. She has also been "consistently applauded by students and residents for her outstanding gifts as a teacher and clinician..." A former student of Dr. Campbell commented that she "has an excellent fund of knowledge, but more importantly, she is a wonderful human being, an ideal teacher, and a role model for budding psychiatrists."
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The Robert Dunning Dripps Memorial Award for Excellence in Graduate Medical Education was established by the Anesthesia Department in 1983-84. As a pioneer in the specialty of Anesthesia and the department chair from 1943 to 1972, Dr. Dripps was instrumental in the training of more than 300 residents and fellows, many of whom went on to chair other departments. This award recognizes excellence as an educator of residents and fellows in clinical care, research, teaching, or administration. Robert R. Gaiser, M.D., Assistant Professor of Anesthesia at HUP, is this year's recipient of the Dripps Award. Dr. Gaiser is recognized for his success as an educator and role model for medical students, residents, and other clinicians. He has "remarkable personal skills that allow him to be a highly effective teacher, not only in the classroom but also at the bedside or operating table. He is calm, thoughtful, meticulous, and considerate in every teaching encounter." He has developed two significant resident teaching programs during his tenure, and has made a significant impact on his trainees. A former resident stated that "his interaction with Dr. Gaiser was a deciding factor in his decision to become an anesthesiologist." Another resident, citing Dr. Gaiser as a strong role model for anesthesia residents, added that "one could ask any resident with the program and the resounding reply would be accolades."
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Almanac
Volume 43 Number 30
April 15, 1997
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